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LOT 2070
Natural History - 'English' Belemnite Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 1/4 in. (1.29 kg, 23.5 cm).
Nanobelus sp. of various sizes from Frodingham Ironstone, prepared and varnished. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Conesby Quarry, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK, 1980s.
Ex Old English collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Containing several insects and other inclusions. 39 grams, 16.5 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
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Natural History - Canis Teilhardi Ice Age Wolf's Skull
Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene Period, circa 5.3 million-60,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Partially fossilised and near complete, retaining many of the animal's teeth; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 2.18 kg total, 24.5 cm high including stand
From the private collection of a London gentleman. -
Natural History - Historic Botryoidal Haematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Cut section with metallic lustre. 182 grams, 59 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
